Dr. Lawrence Camarota of MGA's Department of Natural Sciences discusses the April 8 total solar eclipse in this faculty Q&A featured by Middle Georgia CEO.
"A solar eclipse occurs when the Earth, the moon, and the sun all align in space, with the moon in the middle. If you were watching the surface of the Earth from space, you would see the shadow of the moon racing across the surface of the Earth. When seen from the Earth, the moon will cover up a part of the sun. Solar eclipses generally occur every six months, but you would only see one if you were in the moon’s shadow. Any given solar eclipse is only visible to approximately 15 percent of the Earth’s surface, and total solar eclipses are generally visible to less than 1 percent."
Read the Q&A on Middle Georgia CEO's website.
